Activities To Do At Home
Parents of children starting primary school in September can find some help and guidance here.
If you have access to the internet, here are some links you can use:
Places to Visit:
Local History Saltaire - https://www.saltairecollection.org/schools/
Harewood House, Leeds - https://harewood.org/explore/#explore3
Science and Media Museum, Bradford - https://blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/explore-the-national-science-and-media-museum-at-home/
Music:
Art:
Art Ideas to do at Home - Hello Artists
Activity and Learning websites
Here are some fantastic resources to keep you and the children busy! Simply copy and paste the links into your web browser.
Letterjoin- https://www.letterjoin.co.uk · Maths Shed- https://www.mathshed.com · Picture News https://www.picture-news.co.uk · Purple Mash - https://www.purplemash.com/login/ · Spelling Shed- https://www.spellingshed.com · Spellodrome- https://uk.spellodrome.com/#/home · Times Tables Rock Stars - https://ttrockstars.com/
The websites below have creative ideas, educational, games and lots of activity ideas · Twinkl- https://www.twinkl.com/offer Code: UKTWINKLHELPS for 1-month free resources · Learning and Exploring Through Play- www.learningandexploringthroughplay.com · Primary resources - https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach · Best Ideas for Kids- https://www.thebestideasforkids.com/ · Family Days Tried and Tested- www.familydaystriedandtested.com · Arts and Culture- https://artsandculture.g
Early Years
Audible – Free while schools are closed for kids to listen to stories. http://stories.audible.com
Imagination Tree- https://theimaginationtree.com/ CBeebies- https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies CBeebies Radio- https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/radio Messy Little Monster - https://www.messylittlemonster.com Preschool Inspirations - https://preschoolinspirations.com Teach Preschool- https://teachpreschool.org Red Ted Art- www.redtedart.com Music with Nancy- https://youtu.be/egt_2WBjeOM
Primary
The maths factor by Carol Vorderman is free of charge until schools open and is targeted for children aged 4-11 years old. https://www.themathsfactor.com
Audible – Free while schools are closed for kids to listen to stories. http://stories.audible.com
Activity Village - https://www.activityvillage.co.uk/
BBC Bitesize- http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/coursesearch/
British Council- https://www.britishcouncil.org/school-resources/find
Children’s University of Manchester - https://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/ Mystery Science- https://www.mysteryscience.com Nature Detectives- https://naturedetectives.woodlandtrust.org.uk/naturedetectives/ National Geographic Kids- https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/ Oxford Owl for Home- https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/ Scouts- https://www.scouts.org.uk/the-great-indoors/ Scholastic- http://www.scholastic.com Ted Ed- https://ed.ted.com The Kids Should See This- https://thekidshouldseethis.com Vooks- http://www.vooks.com
- 8 tbsp plain flour
- 2 tbsp table salt
- 60ml warm water
- food colouring
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
Method
1. Mix the flour and salt in a large bowl. In a separate bowl mix together the water, a few drops of food colouring and the oil.
2. Pour the coloured water into the flour mix and bring together with a spoon.
3. Dust a work surface with a little flour and turn out the dough. Knead together for a few minutes to form a smooth, pliable dough. If you want a more intense colour you can work in a few extra drops of food colouring.
4. Store in a plastic sandwich bag (squeeze out the air) in the fridge to keep it fresh.
